''Xerochrysum subundulatum'' (commonly named the alpine everlasting or orange everlasting) is a

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

in the family

Asteraceae Asteraceae () is a large family (biology), family of flowering plants that consists of over 32,000 known species in over 1,900 genera within the Order (biology), order Asterales. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchi ...

, native to

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, growing in Victoria,

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

and

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

.PlantNET: Xerochrysum subundulatum
/ref> It is an ascending or erect annual. The plant normally grows to about 60 cm in height, and is usually simple or few-branched Inflorescence bracts are papery and golden-yellow in colour. It has thin, fleshy roots with a mean maximum diameter of 2 mm. Seedlings are tolerant of existing adult competition. Its post-fire regenerative strategy is by both seed and sprout.

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subundulatum Flora of New South Wales Flora of Tasmania Flora of Victoria (state) {{Gnaphalieae-stub